Woven fabric



June 19, 1951 FISCHER EI'AL 2,557,819

WOVEN FABRIC Filed May 17, 1949 1:311 :1 w r ]J] A J 2 72404 MEPld/TZ (Ittomeg Patented June 19, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE a v l2,557,s1 9 I WOVEN memo it) Fischer an Paul Mata,- ohicago, Ill. Application May 17, 1949,.SerialNo. 93,762

The present invention relates to woven fabrics and is concerned primarily with a fabric which includes a weft or pick that is made from a transparent regenerated cellulosic material commonly known as cellophane.

At the present time, there is available to the public a material commonly known as cellophane. This material is a regenerated cellulose that ordinarily takes the form of thin transparent sheets.

Sheets of this material are susceptibleof being folded or compressed into strandswhich in accordance with the present invention are adapted to be included in a woven fabric.

'Thus, an important object of the present invention is to provide a woven fabric which includes strands made of cellophane in sheet form which has been folded and compressed into the structure of a strand.

When cellophane is employed for the purpose of the present invention, the strands which are made therefrom ordinarily assume a flattened out shape comparable to a narrow tape. When strands of this formation are utilized either for the warp or weft of a woven fabric, it is desirable that the other strands, which may be made from any of the conventional yarns, have a similar formation.

Thus, a further object of the invention is to provide a woven fabric in which the weft consists of a strand of compressed cellophane of a flattened-out formation with the warp being made of conventional strands having a comparable shape.

When a fabric is made of two sets of yarns having this fiat formation comparable to that of a tape, it has been found that the warp exhibits a tendency to maintain a straighter condition than the weft, that is, the interlacing of the weft with the warp affects the former to a greater extent than the latter, thereby emphasizing the presence of the weft in'the finished product.

With this condition in mind, a further object of the invention is the provision of a woven fabric in which the warp is made of conventional yarns with the weft of cellophane of the character above described.

Fabrics of the type with which this invention is concerned are particularly designed for use in making rugs, mats and similar articles. A finished product of this kind ordinarily has fringe at its opposite ends. When the conventional yarns are employed in the production of the warp, they may be continued out beyond the weft at each end so as to form a fringe thereat.

With this thought in mind, a further object of lClaim. (01439 -385) the invention is to provide a woven fabric article comprising a warp of conventional natural yarns with a weft of cellophane and with the warp con tinued out beyond the weft at each end in the form of a. fringe.

Various other moredetailed objects and advantages of the invention such as arise in connec tion with carrying out the above noted ideas in a practical embodiment will, in part become appar ent, and in part be hereinafter stated as the description of the invention proceeds.

The invention, therefore, comprises a woven fabric consisting of a warp of conventional yarns fashioned into'fiat members and a weft of cellophane which is folded and compressed into a flat tape-like structure together with an article made from such a fabric which has a fringe at each end defined by continuations of the warp.

For a full and more complete understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following description and accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a piece of fabric which is woven in accordance with the precepts of this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detailed section taken about on the plane represented by the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view, somewhat diagrammatic, of an article which is made from the fabric of this invention; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged detailed perspective of one of the cellophane strands.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts, and first more particular to Figure 4, a strand of cellophane is therein illustrated and identified by the reference character It]. Cellophane is a material which is ordinarily available in the form of thin transparent sheets. In accordance with this invention, a sheet is folded and compressed into the formation of the strand shown in Figure 4. This strand has a fiat construction of appreciable thickness that is comparable to a narrow tape. Such a strand is used as the weft of a fabric about to be described.

Referring now more particularly to Figure l, a piece of fabric which is made in accordance with the teachings of this invention is therein depicted and designated F. The fabric F comprises the weft which is made of the cellophane strand l0 and a wrap desi nated II. The wrap Ii may be made of any of the conventional yarns commonly employed in the weaving of fabric. Such yarns may either be natural or artificial. The important factor is that the wrap II have the characteristics of the yarns commonly employed in the weaving of fabrics. The wrap H is made up of a plurality of groups of strands l2 which are not interlaced or twisted together but which are arranged in side by side relation and maintained in this relation by the picks of the weft. As shown in Figure 2 each group of these strands I2 is arranged to provide, what is in effect, a tape-like structure of flattened-out formation, comparable to the weft l0.

In accordance with conventional weaving methods, the weft ill will be substantially continuous. This means that at each side of the fabric F, the strands of the warp will be grouped more closely together as indicated at I3 to provide for the making of the turn by the weft.

Figure 3 represents an article which is made from the fabric F. This article is intended to 'be a small rug or mat designated R. It comprises a main body portion 14 made up of the wrap H and weft 10. At each end, there is a fringe l5. This fringe may be fashioned by continuing the strands of the wrap H beyond the last pick at each end of the main body portion l4. Where the wrap is so continued, the individual yarns of each strand are separated so as to provide the fringe structure illustrated. The last pick at one end is designated l6. Alon this pick the separated yarns of the wrap may be secured as by the stitching represented at 11.

While a preferred specific embodiment of the invention is hereinbefore set forth, it is to be clearly understood that the invention is not to 4 be limited to the exact construction and arrangement illustrated and described because various modifications of these details may be provided in putting the invention into practice within the purview of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A woven rug or mat comprising a main body portion including a warp consisting of a plurality of groups of strands, each group of which comprises a plurality of strands of natural yarns, and a weft consisting of a strandofcellophane which is folded and compressed into a flattened-out tape-like formation, and a fringe at each end of said body portion, said fringe consisting of separated strands of said warp which are continued out beyond the last picks of said weft.

LEO FISCHER. PAUL MERWITZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Wallach Mar. 26, 1935 

